Chiyo and the Kazekage knelt on one knee, gasping for breath.
In that instant, they had only avoided being cut down by putting everything into their defense.
But Chiyo's Ten Puppet Collection of Chikamatsu had been destroyed. It was fair to say she had completely lost her fighting strength, while even the Kazekage's sturdy Iron Sand had turned to dust beneath that single slash.
The two stared at White Fang in terror.
"What kind of blade is that?!"
How could there be such a powerful slash?
If he could use that slash again—
They would not be able to block it.
"The third layer of Basic Inner Cultivation still hasn't been reached."
White Fang sighed. That slash had only used a portion of the third layer's power.
It also showed just how powerful the Fūinjutsu of that layer truly was.
It no longer used Chakra, but power flowing through the outside world.
He had once heard of a power called Natural Energy.
Uchiha Jin's talent might have surpassed even the Second Hokage's.
White Fang looked into the distance.
Figures were closing in from afar. With his eyesight, he could see the Sunagakure forehead protectors they wore.
Sunagakure's main force had arrived.
"What a pity."
White Fang let out a sigh. He could no longer unleash that slash.
That slash had not only drained all his Chakra, but all his physical strength as well. The only reason he was still standing was because he did not dare show weakness.
Of the two people before him, one had lost her combat ability, but the other could still fight.
Yet he had already lost even the ability to move.
At the very least, he did not want to give up his life just yet.
But the moment the Sunagakure shinobi appeared—
It meant